3rd I's Weekend at the Castro

Two days and 10 films to go. And it's all the historic Castro Theatre starting Saturday November 15 at 12 Noon.

Castro Theater, Saturday, November 15

12 Noon A Throw of Dice, Franz Osten (India/Germany/UK, 1929)
The king stakes his kingdom and even his queen on a game of dice in this silent-era classic, with a new score by Nitin Sawhney.

1:45pm Lakshmi and Me, Nishtha Jain (India, 2007)
Nishtha Jain in person.
Jain turns the camera on her maid and discovers her life as daughter, wife and mother in this deeply poignant film.

4:15pm Maqbool, Vishal Bharadwaj (India, 2003)
Shakespeare's Macbeth recast in the mafia dens of Bombay — soaked in sensuality and dark humor.

7:30pm Om Shanti Om, Farah Khan (India, 2007)
Shah Rukh shines in this spectacular star-studded tribute to Bollywood in the disco era.

11:00pm Hell's Ground (Zibahkhana), Omar Ali Khan (Pakistan/UK, 2007)
Black magic and burkha-clad butchers rule the night in this zombie splatter-flick! Come dressed to kill!!

Castro Theater, Sunday, Nov 16

11:30am Bioscope, K.M.Madhusudhanan (India, 2008)
When cinema comes to a sleepy Kerala village in the 1920s, it casts a spell on everyone... "the revelation of the festival" — Frako Loden, Twich

1:30pm King Siri (Siri Raja Siri), Somaratne Dissanayake (Sri Lanka, 2008)
11-year old Srimal has made it big in the school play — but what's a king without his royal costume? Great for the whole family!

3:30pm Flow: For Love of Water, Irene Salina (USA, 2007)
Followed by panel discussion with speakers from Thimmakka, International Rivers, India Resource Center and UC Berkeley.
From India to Michigan, corporations sell water back to the people that it belongs to: us.

6:00pm The Glow of White Women, Yunus Vally (South Africa, 2007)
Bad-boy Indian raconteur playfully deconstructs his sexual politics in South Africa under apartheid. Probing and provacative

7:45pm Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle (UK/USA, 2008)
Danny Boyle's roller-coaster ride charts Jamal's rise from the streets of Mumbai to game show millionaire.

Thanks for making Opening Night a smashing success!

Thank for coming out and supporting our opening night with local filmmakers Saqib Masoof and Amyn Kaderali! If you didn't have a chance to catch up with the filmmakers or the actors at the Brava Theater, a number of them will be attending the Castro Reception on Saturday November 15. For more information on how to access the reception, please visit our Special Events page.